Josh Keehr

PERCUSSION

Josh Keehr.  Call him Dawg, THE Dawg, Keehr Dawg, or El Dawgarino if you’re not into the whole “brevity” thing.  It doesn’t matter what name you use, the sentiment is always the same:  Abidition. If you are unsure of the meaning behind the word “Abidition,” as I am positive that Merium-Webster is still avoiding our calls, I suggest you spend a day with Dawg.

At the end of the day, when you feel like you’ve known Josh your entire life, when you feel like he will give you the shirt off his back, and when you’ve realized that he will offer you another beer when you’re done with that one, you will know what it feels like to know a real Man of Abidition. It’s all about loyalty (loyawlty to the Dawg), which comes back to him ten fold.  I have lost track of the amount of children whom he is not related to by blood who call him “Uncle Dawg.”  I have seen a local band make only two t-shirts: One to sell for $100, and the other to give to Dawg.  He can even get a good friend to write a 300 word bio for his band’s website for free, and make the author feel honored for being chosen.  You can be sure he didn’t write this bio himself because it is written with something the Dawg doesn’t believe in; lower-case letters.  Does abidition come from a down-home Minnesota upbringing?  Was it handed down to him from on high?  Is it the mixture of Viking Purple and Bobcat Blue coursing through his veins?  No one truly knows the answer.  All I know is, the Dawg abides. I don’t know about you but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowing he’s out there. The Dawg. Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.

~Kyle Chenoweth

Favorite Clintons song to play live?
-Out of Her Mind

Most embarrassing record in your collection?
-Hanson. MMMMMBop single!

Most embarrassing onstage faux pas?
-I’m not up on my French, but I’ll say swinging from the rafters and spraining my ankle on the dismount.  I felt like a complete dickweed.

Most memorable road story?
-Levi cartwheeling through a puddle of fresh piss in Boise.

If you weren’t a musician what would you be doing?
-Designing golf courses and making whiskey.

Any songs you’d like to cover that your band mates will refuse to play?
-MC5  “Kick Out the Jams”

If you had your own TV show, what would it be called?
-”Abidition Reigns”

If you could be in any other band, what would it be?
-Rage Against the Machine or The White Stripes

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